§ 25-27-103 - Board.
25-27-103. Board.
(a) There is created the Information Network of Arkansas, a public instrumentality carrying out an essential government function, which shall be governed by a board consisting of twelve (12) voting members, as follows:
(1) The President of the Arkansas Science and Technology Authority, or the president's designee;
(2) The Secretary of State, or the Secretary of State's designee;
(3) The Director of the Department of Finance and Administration, or the director's designee;
(4) Two (2) members, or their designees, who are chief executive officers of agencies of the executive branch other than the Department of Finance and Administration and the Department of Information Systems, shall be appointed by the Governor;
(5) (A) (i) (a) Four (4) members from user associations initially selected by the Governor shall be appointed by the Governor from a list of three (3) names submitted by each user association.
(b) Thereafter, the board shall submit a list of at least three (3) names per position, based on the recommendations of user associations.
(ii) No two (2) members appointed pursuant to this subdivision (a)(5) shall be members of the same user association.
(B) Such members shall serve staggered three-year terms;
(6) (A) (i) One (1) member appointed by the Governor from a list of three (3) names of public library directors submitted by the President of the Arkansas Public Library Association.
(ii) Following the initial appointment hereunder, the list shall be composed of librarians of public libraries which subscribe to the Information Network of Arkansas.
(B) The member shall serve a three-year term;
(7) (A) One (1) member appointed by the Governor from a list of three (3) names submitted by the Arkansas Bar Association.
(B) The member shall serve a three-year term; and
(8) The Director of the Department of Information Systems, or the director's designee.
(b) (1) The board shall annually elect one (1) member from the board as chair of the board.
(2) The board may also elect a vice chair and a secretary.
(c) (1) Six (6) members of the board shall constitute a quorum, and the affirmative vote of six (6) members shall be necessary for any action taken by the board.
(2) No vacancy in the membership of the board shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all rights and perform all the duties of the board.
(d) The board shall meet at least semiannually.
(e) Members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be eligible to receive reimbursement for mileage and reimbursement for expenses in accordance with 25-16-902.